Basingstoke Comic Con Issues Statement After Attendees Get Heated

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A statement has been issued by organisers of the Basingstoke Comic Con, which ran last weekend at the Hampshire Court Hotel in England and boasted guests from film, TV and comics, including Jason Momoa, Richard Armitage and Richard Dean Anderson. Complaints had proliferated on Reddit, Facebook, Twitter and the like.

Allegations that the show was oversold, combined with hot temperatures and a lack of air conditioning leading to ambulances being called, problems with autograph timings and planning, scheduling conflicts, disability access issues and parking, social media communication, shuttle transport were joined by Jason Momoa's appearance reducing from two days to one. Guest David Blue from Stargate wrote, 'The con failed at scheduling, organization, safety and follow through.

On Sunday, because we had so few staff, we were very limited in what else we could put in place. Staff members were having to fulfil a dual role of actor handler and queue management. And because of the events of the day before, people were fearful of getting their autos, which I completely understand, and it meant many people were not prepared to leave the queue and come back later which led to more crowding and people standing for long hours.

 

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